Leeds reflects on the state of High Street shopping

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Major retailers, including Poundland and River Island, have announced a massive raft of store closures this January. In your opinion, what can be done to save the high street, or is online shopping now just too convenient and too powerful?

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00:00Online shopping is the most aspect now, like the most thing that people do now.

00:06It's more easier, faster, but people have to be aware of scams.

00:10It is worrying when you see the high streets of towns and cities

00:15with just vape shops and barbers and charity shops.

00:21Maybe the increase of third spaces would be good, but I'm just one man.

00:29So on that, I'm really not too sure.

00:31I know I need saving, but I don't know how to go about it.

00:35It's just been nice to see the smaller towns being given support,

00:39but also big cities being given support,

00:42so that it still remains viable for a good mix of retail and leisure to be there for people,

00:49because it's what attracts people to town and city centres,

00:53and it's what helps the economy.

00:55And if the government are looking for growth, then that's going to help growth.

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